Anecdotes

Moses Pelham - a German rapper - broke Stefan Raab's nose at the Echo awards in 1997 after being mortified in his VIVA show Vivasion (1993). Moses P. was being ordered to pay DM 50,000 damages for pain and suffering. After that Moses called up people in a German TV Magazine to beat up Stefan for a reward.

Initiated several now very popular celebrity sport events. Since 2003, he has hosted the "Wok-Weltmeisterschaft" where TV and music stars ride down a bobsleigh course on a Chinese wok. In 2004, he created VIP bestriding and diving contests all broadcast on German network PRO 7.

Released 11 singles, all funny nonsense songs, with 8 of them reaching the Top 5 of the German charts.

Served in the West German Army, the Bundeswehr.

Represented Germany at Eurovision Song Contest Stockholm 2000 (2000) in Stockholm with the song "Wadde hadde dudde da" and made the 5th place.

Stefan Raab climbed in the boxing ring to fight against Regina Halmich, the current women's junior flyweight world champion, for a special of his show Tv Total (1999). In the 5th round, the referee broke up the fight (2 minutes per round) because Stefan's nose had been broken.

Has two daughters, born on 17 April 2004 and in 2006, with his longtime companion, who isn't known in public because he keeps hidden his private life from the media.

Son of a butcher.

Raab invented the game show Schlag den Raab (2006) which he sold in 18 countries around the world.

In September 2013 Raab was one of four hosts at the federal election debate between Angela Merkel and Peer Steinbrück. He was the first and only host without journalistic background.

Inventor and juror member of "SSDSGPS", a talent competition searching a contestant for the German qualifying round of the Eurovison Song Contest 2004. The winner Max Mutzke later became the German entry. His first album is produced by Raab and ranked #1 in the German charts (2004).

His last TV appearances aired on December 19, 2015 (Schlag den Raab (2006).

Raab was the head of his own production company "Raab TV" which is part of Brainpool TV GmbH. Raab TV produces all of his TV shows since 1998.

One of the most successful German entertainers (estimated assets of 80m to 120m).

Considering James Brown his biggest musical idol, he met the soul legend twice.

Boxed and lost again against WIBF World Champion Regina Halmich on 31 March 2007, this time reaching the 6th round.

Supports 1. FC Köln.

Raab was parodies several times by 'Max Giermann' in Switch: Reloaded (2007).

In mid-2015, Raab announced his retirement from television till the end of the year.

A wax figure of Raab is displayed in Madame Tussauds in Berlin since April 2009.

Ranked #2 in a survey by "Bildwoche" magazine searching "the most embarrassing stars on TV" (December 2005).